More Chicago severe weather this week as highest snow totals forecast for. Heavy snow was falling consistently in the Chicago area Thursday night, with Cook County in the crosshairs during the 10 p.m. In all cases from Tuesday onwards, there will be hazardous travel conditions so stay safe out there! As ever, you can head to the National Weather Service website for all the latest weather forecasts and warnings. Chicago Weather Hourly ForecastCBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has your 10. The first storm is expected to hit Tuesday after a deceptive morning of mild weather conditions which will gradually worsen from the afternoon and turn into persistent snowfall overnight potentially lasting until Thursday. bringing some significant snowfall amounts to parts of the area by Thur PMĪ sharp cut off of snow from north (less amounts) to south (higher amounts) /UY8KbGQd2s WINTER STORM WATCH will go in effect TUES PM – THURS for areas in BLUE. While some models are predicting more than 20 inches of snow, the National Weather Service has encouraged people not to get carried away but has also said “the chance for more than 8″ of snow continues to rise.”Ī winter storm watch has consequently been issued for several Chicago-area counties beginning Tuesday evening. According to NWS, this second system could overlap the first and bring “hefty snow totals” but there is always the chance that the system could veer off to the south and avert the Chicago area. #ilwx #inwx /tRCUgoi26hĪ second round of snowfall causing icy precipitation might then arrive on Wednesday and Thursday exacerbating conditions further.

If both overlap in area (the 'northern' scenario), we could see hefty snow totals. We're looking at a 'two punch' threat of winter weather with the 2nd arriving in a 'northern' or 'southern' scenario. Here are the most up-to-date snowfall totals: Cook County: Chicago (Douglas Park) - 2.6 inches Chicago (Midway Airport) - 3.8 inches Chicago (O'Hare Airport) - 2.9 inches Elk Grove. What's all the fuss about next week? Let's break it down. Beginning with rain, forecast models predict that it will quickly transition to heavy snow causing serious travel impacts across the Chicago area. The National Weather Service has mooted a “two-punch” threat that will hit Chicago over the next few days with a significant change late tomorrow likely bringing heavy precipitation to the region. Wednesday, and it’ll stay lighter through the afternoon, Carlaw said. The heaviest of that snowfall will end 3-4 a.m. While today and tomorrow will be warmer than usual with highs in the 30s and 40s, several rounds of heavy snowfall are expected thereafter. Parts of the city could get hit with 1 inch of snow per hour for a time, with the storm continuing into Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather service. There has been a lot of talk about not one, but two potential weather systems anticipated to hit the Chicago area later this week.

Mixed precipitation will cause hazardous travel conditions across the Chicago area this week with some forecast models predicting up to 20 inches of snow.

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